I have heard that there are frequent and long power outages on Bonaire. Can someone please explain the reason for this? Do resorts have back-up generators?

I've only been to Bonaire 2X.

The first time was for 10 days and the second time was for 2 weeks.

In those 24 days, there was never an outage.

We have been to Bonaire all different times of the year for minimum two week stays for the past 15 years...we have never experienced a power outage, even during a rare thunderstorm ten years ago.

The truth is that we do have power outages especially during the bottom of the ninth inning, tie score, two outs with a 3 and two count and our hero, the kid from Curacao, Andru Jones is at bat...wham....no lights.. I would say that we have an average of one outgage a month in my neighborhood. The hotels generally are served by sub stations with more relable equipment. I must be honest, it is a pain, but it generally does not last long. Does anyone remember the blackout of the Norhteast Corridor in the US back in the sixties? Bonaire does not even approach that dimension. I have been here almost 13 years and only can recall one Island Wide blackout and that was before the auxilliary plant was put on line...
(Jones Struck out)